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In safe hands - Jeff Mear

WHEN IT COMES TO THE NEW ZEALAND Trailer-building industry, the Mear family name ranks up there as one of the best. However, 'second-generation' Jeff Mear is not only proud to be carrying on the...


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Market steadies post-COVID

New Zealand’s new truck market steadied in June as the country returned – on the home front at least – to something approaching normal in the wake of the COVID-19 lockdown.
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More than a truck
Running a fleet of trucks was, definitively, not what Aucklander Mark Geor's business was all about.Rock and Rubble was established in late 2015 to provide cleanfill removal and tipping servi...

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NZTD News | Posted 03-10-2025 TSL reform and new Freight Plan

This week we completed our submission to the Transport and Infrastructure Committee on the Regulatory Systems (Transport) Amendment Bill.

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The joint venture of McCallum Bros Ltd and Nova Marine Carriers SA (MBL JV) will supply a new 78...

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Road users will notice some temporary traffic changes as the surface of State Highway 1 is investigated in preparation...

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Road users can expect to see significant upgrades along Northland’s vital transport routes this summer, with contractors for NZ...

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Volvo Trucks North America announced that integrated side curtain airbags will now be standard equipment on new Volvo truck...

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